1792 – Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary and independence fighter (Inconfidência Mineira) considered a national hero, hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro at 45
1918 – Manfred von Richthofen [The Red Baron], German World War I fighter ace, dies at 25 after his plane is shot down
1985 – Tancredo Neves, president-elect of Brazil, dies at 75
1986 – Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist, dies at 55
1988 – I. A. L. Diamond, Hollywood screenwriter (1960 Acad Award-Apartment), dies at 67
1996 – Rodney Meredith Thomas, English architect and painter, dies at 93
1997 – Andres Rodriguez, Paraguayan president (1989-93), dies
1998 – Jean Francois Lyotard, French philosopher and sociologist (b. 1924)
2005 – Heinz Kluncker, German trade union leader (ÖTV (Öffentliche Dienste, Transport und Verkehr – Public service, transport and traffic) president, 1964-82)., dies at 80
2020 – Milt Sunde, American NFL guard (Pro Bowl 1966; NFL Champion 1969; Minnesota Vikings), dies from Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease at 78